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ATHENS – Stratford drilled 12 3-pointers and outscored Athens by 21 points in the second half to earn a convincing 66-35 win over Athens in a Marawood Conference crossover game Tuesday at Athens High School.
The Tigers (3-0) were 12-for-24 from 3-point range as eight different players connected from long range, and shot 47 percent overall from the field (25-for-53).
Drew Bruesewitz scored 18 points and Brady Schmidt added 13 points for Stratford.
Stratford led 32-22 at halftime before the Tigers pulled away with a dominating 34-13 advantage in the second half.
Stratford will host the Northeast Wisconsin Christian Home School Athletic Association team on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. for a nonconference game.
Click here to see the Marawood South boys basketball standings
Tigers 66, Bluejays 35
Stratford 32 34 – 66
Athens 22 13 – 35
STRATFORD (66): Caleb Wrensch 1-2 0-0 3, Alec Chapel 0-3 0-0 0, Reid Miller 2-5 0-0 6, Jett Schoenherr 1-1 0-0 2, Drew Bruesewitz 7-10 2-3 18, Brooks Vanderhoof 1-1 0-0 3, Brady Berg 0-1 0-0 0, Payton Glenn 2-6 0-0 5, Henry Zaleski 4-12 0-2 9, Kaden Foster 2-4 0-0 5, Brady Schmidt 4-7 2-2 13, Brandon Gebelein 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 25-53. FT: 4-7. 3-pointers: 12-24 (Schmidt 3-5, Bruesewitz 2-3, Miller 2-4, Glenn 1-1, Vanderhoof 1-1, Wrensch 1-1, Zaleski 1-3, Foster 1-3, Berg 0-1, Chapel 0-2). Record: 3-0, 2-0 Marawood Conference South Division.
ATHENS (35): Kam Zarnke 2 0-0 6, Nick Pittman 2 1-2 7, Riley Schultz-Becker 0 0-0 0, Dax Diethelm 1 0-0 2, Jordan Frahm 2 0-0 4, Ty Johnson 3 1-2 9, Andrew Schaer 2 1-2 7. FG: 12. FT: 3-6. 3-pointers: 8 (Zarnke 2, Pittman 2, Johnson 2, Schaer 2). Record: 2-2, 1-1 Marawood Conference North Division.